Our Favorite Progressive Candidates in 2024 - Priya Sundareshan, Arizona State Senate District 18

This week we are profiling Priya Sundareshan (she/her), a woman of many talents. With a BS in chemical engineering from MIT and a JD from University of Arizona law school, and a MS in natural resource economics from University of Arizona, this millennial attorney and mother-of-two teaches natural resource law at the University of Arizona, was a lawyer for the Environmental Defense Fund, and is a voting rights advocate, focusing on voter protection efforts and engagement on redistricting within the Arizona Democratic Party. Priya is currently the only South Asian member of the Arizona Legislature, and the first South Asian elected to the Arizona Senate. She is passionate about protecting Arizona water for long-term use, addressing climate change through state policies, and making voting as easy as possible.

Sonica Sarna - Designing the Future of Fashion

Sonica Sarna is making big moves in the fashion industry. Her three dimensional take on sustainability is focused on shedding light on Indian designs and prints. Her experimentation with natural dyeing, indigenous cotton and block printing are just some of the work in her repertoire, with more sustainable practices in the process of conceptualization. #ProjectThrive is an example of how Sonica is focusing her organization’s resources in the intervention of the fast fashion supply chain. Let Jejune Magazine help you learn more about Sonica Sarna and her organization - Sonica Sarna Design.

Let Acharya Shunya Give You 2000-Year-Old Vedic Wisdom

Meet Acharya Shunya — a spiritually awake internationally renowned and awarded spiritual teacher and scholar of nondual wisdom (Advaita) and a classically-trained master of Yoga and Ayurveda. The first female head of her 2000-year old Indian spiritual lineage, Acharya has dedicated her life to empowering health and elevating consciousness worldwide. Learning from Acharya is an opportunity like no other; she gives 21st-century seekers with the rare opportunity to receive authentic teachings, with a distinctly down-to-earth, feminine flavor.